This is not Tabata

a.    This is not Tabata : pushups, abs. Remember to combine the 2:1 work out/rest for 8 series WITH the 170% maximal oxygen consumption

Be careful! There is a lot of video on youtube or examples on the internet, where people are talking about the Tabata training. However, they pretend to use exercises as push-ups or abs to perform the Tabata. Remember to combine the 2:1 work out period / rest for 8 series WITH the 170% maximal oxygen consumption! Can you do with push-ups? Now, you don’t involve enough muscles, same for Abs. To reach 170% of VO2MAX, it is most likely that you need to involve at least 2/3 of your muscles, and it sounds as if legs are compulsory in the schema!